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The S&P 500 index ended Thursday with its biggest one-day drop since May 17 as investors fled riskier assets in response to an exchange of threats between the United States and North Korea.

The S&P 500 index ended Thursday with its biggest one-day drop since May 17 as investors fled riskier assets in response to an exchange of threats between the United States and North Korea.

The financial distress continues for the United States Postal Service, which reported a net loss of $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of more than $570 million over the same period last year.

U.S. stocks clawed back losses late on Wednesday as investors appeared to brush off geopolitical concerns after falling in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea.

U.S. stocks clawed back losses late on Wednesday as investors appeared to brush off geopolitical concerns after falling in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea.

Rupert Murdoch-controlled Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's quarterly profit edged past analysts' estimates, but revenue fell just short of expectations, hurt by the lack of box office hits from its movie studio.

Rupert Murdoch-controlled Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's quarterly profit edged past analysts' estimates, but revenue fell just short of expectations, hurt by the lack of box office hits from its movie studio.

Shares of EpiPen Maker Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL) fell as much as 5% Wednesday morning after an upbeat earnings report fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company issued a cautionary note on its future performance.

Shares of EpiPen Maker Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL) fell as much as 5% Wednesday morning after an upbeat earnings report fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company issued a cautionary note on its future performance.

As President Trump fired a warning shot of words to North Korea, stocks took a hit.

Aluminum hit a 2-1/2 year peak above $2,000 a tonne on Tuesday, lifted by growing concerns over supply cuts in top producer China and an upbeat assessment of China's demand growth prospects.

U.S. stock indexes reversed course to trade higher on Tuesday morning, with the Dow and the S&P hitting a new record, helped by a rise in Apple's shares.

September and October are known to bring volatility back to stocks, and in a sign of just how calm things have been, the so-called VIX index has only finished below a level of 10, 26 times in 27 years.

September and October are known to bring volatility back to stocks, and in a sign of just how calm things have been, the so-called VIX index has only finished below a level of 10, 26 times in 27 years.

The Dow was little changed in late morning trading on Monday after eking out another record high at open, while the Nasdaq was boosted by gains in tech stocks.